Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-19
DAILY HERALD.
ANOTHER --LATEST FAD"
pictures of Feminine Hands ana
Feet.


uMv hand and foot album" is the
dainty inscription on the cover Oh
small but highly priced volume pe,
longing to young lady living IN .ne
Mission. The book is bound IN NOR
occo. and was evidently intended py
its makers as an album ior small cAu
photographs of the regulation porlra;i.
order. The novel use to Which IL 10
now put has made OF the little Voiume
one Of the odde st Of curios. In neafty
every one of the spaces prepared ior
portraits is a photograph OF a feminine
hand or foot. uoo.;o
Well, if you won't write anyth'ng rio-
iculing it I'll tell you." A.. =,
That is what the owner OF tlie d.
hum said to reporter yesterday.
"You see," she went on, as sne
turned the leaves OF the interesting
volume, "some Of the girls in TINS par na
of town with whom l am acquain.e;u
hit upon the idea OF having 'neis
hands photographed. believe .ne
first one wanted to perpetuate tne va,
per finger ON which she had ]Ist nau
an engagement ring placed. Inc ItI :
ture was taken in little circle, VIII
star points all around it and snowea
nothing but the hand and portioh VI
the wrist. Here it is, you see:, :.,
A remarkably pretty hano, "na ot
and dimpled like papys' war
Eyes. that was the first, believe
The girl showed it around among
few OF her most intimate iriehus, =
whom I am one, and they all though
the picture such cute one tnaC 1ne
Immediately made up their minus
have something after the same an s.yn
taken of their own hands. vi couls
thew didn't all have engagemen
rings ON, but some Of them mace OK
lieye by using other rings, ana othel
had their hands taken plain, as yo
will see. without any ring at all: -,
"But about these feet?" asked u
reporter, as slippered and booted e.
tremities we're shown in passing;
@Well," said the owner OF the aiour
lust the least bit shyly, you kno
when girls start on such notions
these they always 60 from one I'M
To another. At first they thought
would be awful to follow out sqch
suggestion, but finally a very ora
nossessor of pair Of No. rs saio :
wasn't afraid, and if the other q
would 90 with her to the gallery 5
would Sit for foot-photograph. so tn
went. and the result was that the WIZ
marty Except one girl who wore
h's) had their feet taken. You can
them here in all positions a
styles" .,,oro wa.
fringe of dress skirts above !ne .,
or slipper, but in one or two lnstan
this was lacking. However,. moth
hetokening immodesty could be
served. There we're high, arched
staps and low, broad toes and narr
hut nearly all wore common-sense
heels. as the average Mission
knows that running to catch
a with a pencil-like heel under he
ANYTHING but nice, and there IS
deal of car-catching done in the
sion. A.. ~
turning the last leaf OF the all
when she caught herself, SO to SD
ond throwing it back held 1t q
securely with her thumb.
oroused the rePertcr's 90. ie~.17
"something still more interest,"
Let's see it." .. IN soen
ooh, no. 1t lSnt W oo
isn't NICE" and the album
whisked away to the mantei,
the subject was changed.
minutes later the young woman
called from the room for mon
and the reporter did not hesl. al
take advantage OF her apsen ;,s
turning to the mantel and opehin
album at the forbidden page.
What he saw there was no
more nor less than another
female foot, but unlike the resi-
one is not booted or hosed.
When the unsuspecting girl
tered the rooms she said tnat
was not the only album OF the
recently started in the city. 1
Il was quite rage to have a
ton Of pictures Of the kind.
are all taken in the gem snal
placed in the albums TOR t 1ss
p;ctures.-(San Francisco Chr